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...coaches would be sympathetic, though still disappointed, if the move was due to an unforeseeable occurrence like this. Even a scheduling conflict—such as a rescheduled Red Sox home game—would be understandable. But they perceived a different impression of the situation...
...Charles Steinberg, Executive Vice President for Public Affairs for the Red Sox, said that the change was a result of a need to re-sod the infield grass. Following the winter, two-thirds of the infield grass was dead and had to be artificially enhanced for Opening Day. The scheduled days of the Beanpot, April 20 and 21, fall during a Red Sox away series. According to Steinberg, this is the only time when the field can be re-sodded...
Harvard coach Joe Walsh said that the college teams involved had been contacted by the ballpark management, who wanted at first to schedule the Beanpot directly following a noon Red Sox game so that all the park staff would already be at the field. Failing this, there was talk of playing at a minor league affiliate. But this also failed to materialize, and the teams ended up in Brockton...
According to sophomore infielder Josh Klimkiewicz, the team was at first elated to hear that they might be playing following the 11:05 a.m. Red Sox-Yankees game on Monday, April 19, the same day as the Boston Marathon...
...heard was that [the Red Sox] couldn’t afford to do it if they couldn’t make money themselves,” Klimkiewicz said...